Rape
Angry mob kill man over alleged murder
Egypt
June 9, 2013
Angry mob kill man over alleged murder
Angry Egyptian villagers beat a man to death and dragged his body through the streets on Sunday after he allegedly…
Gang rape convicts get reduced sentences on appeal
Egypt
April 24, 2013
Gang rape convicts get reduced sentences on appeal
Kafr al-Sheikh Criminal Court reduced the sentences of eleven convicted rapists Tuesday, handing them prison terms on appeal instead of…
Babies as young as six months victims of rape in war: UN envoy
Egypt
April 18, 2013
Babies as young as six months victims of rape in war: UN envoy
In her first seven months as UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura has visited a…
70-year-old accused of raping child in New Cairo
Egypt
January 21, 2013
70-year-old accused of raping child in New Cairo
A six-year-old girl has accused a 70-year-old man of raping her in his apartment in New Cairo. Prosecutors say the…
Indian rape victim’s father says he wants her named
World
January 6, 2013
Indian rape victim’s father says he wants her named
NEW DELHI — The father of an Indian student whose brutal rape provoked a global outcry said he wanted her name…
We are all responsible; we are all guilty
Opinion
January 6, 2013
We are all responsible; we are all guilty
The 23-year-old Indian student who was gang raped and brutally assaulted on a moving bus in Delhi, the Indian capital…
Indian gang rape victim dies; New Delhi braces for protests
World
December 29, 2012
Indian gang rape victim dies; New Delhi braces for protests
A woman whose gang rape sparked protests and a national debate about violence against women in India died of her…
Reports on Egyptian woman raped in Saudi Arabia false, claims Foreign Ministry
Egypt
October 18, 2012
Reports on Egyptian woman raped in Saudi Arabia false, claims Foreign Ministry
Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Ali al-Eshairy has denied reports that an Egyptian woman was brutally gang raped…
Egypt seeks confirmation of reported gang rape in Saudi
Egypt
October 18, 2012
Egypt seeks confirmation of reported gang rape in Saudi
In response to news reports of the alleged kidnapping and brutal rape of an Egyptian woman in Mecca, the Foreign…
Tunisia president offers ‘state apology’ to raped woman
World
October 5, 2012
Tunisia president offers ‘state apology’ to raped woman
TUNIS — Tunisian President Moncef al-Marzouki on Thursday offered a state apology to the woman allegedly raped by two policemen…